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A romance between a "white" and "black" Jew in southern India: Interview with Bony Thomas
Manage episode 312304462 series 3232383
We go to Kochi, the ancient port city in the southern tip of India, to visit its most renowned historian, Bony Thomas, who features in our current issue Uphaar with an article about the history of the Jewish populations in the city and its touching presence today with the young Muslim man, Taha Ibrahim, who continues the tradition of Jewish embroidery taught him by his adopted mother, Sarah Cohen. Bony Thomas shares his rich knowledge of this Indian-Jewish culture with it's many Romeo and Juliet love stories that give a personal dimension to India's unique mix of faiths. We're sitting in an old Dutch home, overlooking a busy intersection, in the days before our current lockdown.
See the original story here: https://garlandmag.com/article/jewtown/
33 episodes
Manage episode 312304462 series 3232383
We go to Kochi, the ancient port city in the southern tip of India, to visit its most renowned historian, Bony Thomas, who features in our current issue Uphaar with an article about the history of the Jewish populations in the city and its touching presence today with the young Muslim man, Taha Ibrahim, who continues the tradition of Jewish embroidery taught him by his adopted mother, Sarah Cohen. Bony Thomas shares his rich knowledge of this Indian-Jewish culture with it's many Romeo and Juliet love stories that give a personal dimension to India's unique mix of faiths. We're sitting in an old Dutch home, overlooking a busy intersection, in the days before our current lockdown.
See the original story here: https://garlandmag.com/article/jewtown/
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